Ole Christiansen Vollan (27 July 1837 – 19 April 1907) was a Norwegian educator, editor, and politician for the

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. He was born in Austad. He finished his secondary education in 1856, and graduated with the

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degree in 1861. He started his professional life as a teacher in

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and Ringerike. In 1867 he was hired as a sexton in Bergen, and served as acting school director between 1868 and 1871. In 1877 he founded the magazine ''Ny Luthersk Kirketidende'' together with Jakob Sverdrup; Vollan sat as co-editor from 1877 to 1881. In 1880 he was hired in the newspaper '' Vestlandsposten'', for which he became editor-in-chief in 1891.Ole Christiansen Vollan
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He was a member of Bergen city council from 1883 to 1890 and 1897 to 1901. He served as a deputy representative to the

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during the term 1904–1906. He represented the

, for whom he was among the leading figures. Through his daughter Helga Vollan, Ole Vollan was the grandfather of

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and

Nordahl Grieg Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg (1 November 1902 – 2 December 1943) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. He was a popular author and a controversial public figure. He served in World War II as a war corresponde ...

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1837 births 1907 deaths Norwegian newspaper editors Deputy members of the Storting Moderate Liberal Party politicians Politicians from Bergen Norwegian Lutherans 19th-century Lutherans {{Norway-politician-1830s-stub